Teaching Bowls in Camden

 Our friends live in Camden about an hour outside of Sydney. The train and transit systems here was fabulous, you can get everywhere without having to wait for long. 

We spend our second day here visiting the local area, the Jacaranda trees here are in full bloom and very nice. 




After a quick visit to the mall and the local liquor store, we went to the RCL Club where our hosts son works, managing the lawn bowling and a beach volleyball area for parties, local teams and anyone else who would like to spend the day at this club.



They have off track betting, a bar, nightly entertainment, and Chinese food. We played a game of lawn bowling had a few pops and enjoyed the afternoon. 



As we finished we went into the Bar for one more round. Before that was done, we got a call from our friends son, who had just had a large group come in to play and he asked if we could come back out to show this group how to play and not damage the grounds. It was fun and the group Dave was helping didn't believe at first that he had only just arrived in Australia.

All in all it was a really fun day.



Comments

  1. Anne ComptonNovember 6, 2023 at 5:50 AM

    Great recaps! Looks like an awesome place to visit. Safe travels as you carry on!

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  2. Cheryl MaddisonNovember 6, 2023 at 5:54 PM

    It was an awesome day. So many laughs and so much fun. Glad you both enjoyed it. If you guys ever need a job I am sure Jake would love to employ you as instructors 😂

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